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Galenactus litoralis Kuschel, 1952

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Galenactus litoralis Kuschel, 1952
Name authority
Kuschel, 1952
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Curculionidae
Genus
Galenactus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderColeoptera
  7. suborderPolyphaga
  8. series zoologyCucujiformia
  9. superfamilyCurculionoidea Latreille, 1802
  10. familyCurculionidae Latreille, P.A., 1802
  11. subfamilyEntiminae Schönherr, 1823
  12. tribeTanymecini Lacordaire, 1863
  13. subtribePiazomiina Reitter, 1913
  14. genusGalenactus Kuschel, 1952
  15. speciesGalenactus litoralis Kuschel, 1952

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

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Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Kuschel, G. (1952) Los Curculionidae de la Cordillera Chileno–Argentina (1 parte) (Aporte 13 de Coleoptera Curculionidae). Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2, 229–279. Available at http://www.insectachile.cl/rchen/pdfs/1952v02/Kuschel_1952b.pdfSource fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3F3GD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.